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Author's note: Hey everybody! How is everyone doing? Hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving (if you celebrate it that is). Mine was enjoyable. In Japan, they really don't celebrate Thanksgiving, plus I had to work on that day! :( I miss my turkey. Oh well, its Japan so screw it! I take Japan over Thanksgiving any day.
We are close at hand to the matches that you all have been waiting for. I wanted to present the other matches because the next round and the ones that follow are going to be very different from what you would expect it to be if you have been following the manga hehehe. A lot of things will be different so I'll leave it up to your imaginations to think up the differences.
I want to thank naioka1992 for beta-reading this chapter! So now let me present you guys Chapter 28 of Saiyan in Mahora! Enjoy!
Period 28: Battle within the Dream! Show Me Your Saiyan Power!
Outside at the arena…
"Sorry for the delay folks but we are once underway with the Mahora Budokai! Moving on to Match no. 6! It's a match between teacher and student!" shouted Kazumi in the mic. "In this corner we have Evangline A. K. McDowell of the Mahora Jr. High 'Go' Club!" Some people in the crowd cheered at the mention of Eva's name. These included Negi and Kotarou but they noticed something different about Eva. A lightly visible dark aura surrounded the vampire; her eyes fixated on something. "In the other corner," gestured Kazumi, "we have the dark haired fighter and assistant teacher to Negi Springfield, Challenger Son Gohan!" The girls of Class 3-A that were there cheered loudly for their assistant teacher as they saw Gohan walked up the steps of the stage and go to his appropriate corner. His friends and family cheered loudly as well.
"Go Nii-chan!" screamed Goten.
"Beat her Gohan-san!" joined in Trunks.
"Heh," sounded Vegeta as he leaned against a nearby wall, "you shouldn't waste your voice like that Trunks. It's obvious that the brat is going to win this match."
"Come on Papa, don't you want to watch Gohan-san fight?" Trunks asked.
"Tsk, I am more interested in fighting Kakarotto," Vegeta responded. "Though, I hope that the gaki will finish the fight quickly so I can fight."
"Oh come on Vegeta, I'm sure that the match will be interesting," Goku said, catching some of the Z senshi by surprise, except for Vegeta.
Vegeta let out a grin. "What makes you say that Kakarotto? Is that small girl supposed to be a challenge to a Saiyan warrior? Come on, be real about this. I could easily kill her with just a finger."
"It takes more than power to a win a battle. Trust me Vegeta, this girl is hiding a lot of skill," Goku said as he stood near Goten and Trunks. "If Gohan isn't careful, he might actually lose this match." Of course, I didn't expect him to come out like this either, Goku said to himself sternly. Something must have had happened between him and that orange girl. Gohan, be careful.
"Go Onii-chan!" continued Goten, drawing some attention to him, particularly from some of the girls that were in the stands, noticing how cute Goten looked.
Konoka, Yue, Nodoka and Haruna were all cheering for their assistant teacher; however Konoka noticed something was different about Gohan. His body posture was different than that of usual. His face looked like it was lost in thought. It was worrisome for Konoka. "Ara, what is wrong with Gohan-kun?" Konoka asked.
"Huh? What do you mean Konoka?" Yue asked. "Gohan-sensei looks fine. He just looks a little nervous that's all."
Konoka shook her head. "No he doesn't," responded Konoka. "Gohan-kun is usually calm and happy. He never looks nervous unless it is against a really strong opponent like that guy Broli."
Haruna's ears perked up. "What do you mean strong opponent? And who is this Broli character?" She asked, causing Yue, Konoka, and Nodoka to flinch.
"N-Nothing," Konoka said nervously as she wailed her arms around, trying to make Haruna avoid more of the subject. If Haruna knew about Gohan and Negi's abilities, the campus will hear about it in less than an hour. That was why she hadn't been told what has been going on.
Haruna let out a smile. "Never mind then," Haruna said. "I don't think there is any one stronger than our teachers out there. Gohan-kun is sure to win this match."
"I hope so," Konoka muttered. She looked back at Gohan's posture and clapped her hands in a prayer. Gohan-kun, please be careful, she said to herself.
Back at the arena stage, Gohan continued to look dejected, unaware the match was about to start. It was by luck that he managed to get to the stage and at the right corner. Otherwise, he would have been walking through the city for hours. His mind was still focused on what happened earlier with Asuna. While he enjoyed the kiss, he felt that it was against his responsibility as a teacher. He cared for her, as he cared for all his students, but somewhere deep within his heart, he cared for Asuna more than anyone else. Probably more than he ever did for Videl and that meant a lot. Gohan knew that he needed to reorganize his feelings. He was a teacher for crying out loud! Regardless of how they felt about each other, each of them had a duty to follow which hurt Gohan's heart even more.
Eva, even though she was extremely happy about what Ku:Nel Sanders had told her earlier about the Thousand Master, noticed something strange was going on with Gohan. He wasn't his usual 'idiot assistant' mode as she liked to call it which got her worried. Ever since the training at the villa, Eva had been feeling admiration for the demi-saiyan. He was like Nagi Springfield in certain ways which immediately grabbed her interest. She hoped, in her heart, that their relationship maybe could be taken to the next level. But her pride of being a vampire and as a Dark Mage would get in the way. However, she was interested on why Gohan was looking so dejected. Perhaps I can use that spell, Eva said to herself with an evil grin on her face. I always wanted to fight the assistant at full power. However, I need to corner him in order to use it. I guess it's time to use that technique that I have been practicing in order to capture and defeat someone like him.
Kazumi walked over to the center of arena, shouting into the mic as she walked. "Ladies and gentlemen! Say what you will, but challenger McDowell's some kinda ten-year-old doll! But what's her combat like? And the same thing can be said about Challenger Son Gohan. His father, Son Goku, had trained under the martial arts specialist Muten Roshi!" The crowd awed at the mere mention of Muten Roshi whiles some of the girls sweat-dropped. How can someone so perverted be a great master in the martial arts? "Well anyways…let Match No. 6 begin!" At the sound of the bell ringing, Eva dashed forward towards Gohan's position, raising up her arm to strike on Gohan's face.
A loud crack was heard as Eva's fist connected with Gohan's face and sent him skidding across the floor, catching everyone by surprise including Negi and the group. "Gohan-san!" screamed out Negi in worry as he leaned over the railing. Chisame was a bit wide-eyed at the sight of small little girl being able to send someone like Gohan flying across the stage. What is going on here? She wondered. As Gohan laid on the floor, Eva walked over to his position and started to kick him in the gut, drawing some irritation from the group particularly from the Gohan's admirers.
"Get up," muttered the Dark Mage as she continued to kick the demi-saiyan. "Seriously, if you are not going to even fight back, you might as well give up the match," Eva sighed as she stopped kicking Gohan and walked away. "If you are going to be like this, then I might as well finish right here. And then I am going to torture that girl for making you so weak." Gohan's eyes flung wide open when he heard that. "Seriously, you are a Saiyan warrior. Aren't you supposed to be fierce fighters not peace lovers?"
"I am not one of them."
"Hmm," sounded Eva. "What did you say? I couldn't hear you."
"I said," Gohan stood up, clenching his fists, "I am not one of them!" With a flail of his arms, Gohan let out a war cry, drawing out some of his ki and causing the air around him to swirl. Everyone in the stands covered their eyes from the dust that was swirling around Gohan's position. Gohan then positioned himself in a fighting stance. "My name is Son Gohan and I am an Earthling!"
"Then prove it, monkey brat!" With that, Eva dashed towards Gohan's position and launched a series of combinations of kicks and punches. Gohan dodged one of them with ease. As he dodged a straight fist with a side-step, Gohan began his attack as he went with punch to Eva's face; however, the Dark Mage easily dodged the attack. Gohan growled at himself as he went for another attack, this time with a kick. The vampire saw the kick coming and blocked it with her fan that she pulled out just in time. As the kick came into contact with the closed fan, a swirl of dust surrounded the two fighters and was pushed back to the stands with great force.
The crowd was in awe! "I-Incredible!" shouted Kazumi into the mic. "Who would have thought that challenger Eva, with her doll-like appearance, would be a match for Gohan-ku…I mean, challenger Gohan?" Everyone agreed with Kazumi's assessment, except for Vegeta of course who still thought that Eva was just an insignificant being compared to the power of a Saiyan warrior.
Despite that though, some people in the audience were getting a little worried for Eva's safety due to her stature and Gohan's overwhelming display of strength. But if they knew about the true nature of Eva, they would definitely have a different opinion about her. Eva let out a smirk on her face. "You seem to underestimate me still assistant," she said, catching the demi-saiyan by surprise.
"What?"
"Do you really think that I wouldn't notice that you are not going full force with your punches and kicks?" Eva said as she pulled away Gohan's leg with a swipe of her fan, bringing and pinning down the demi-saiyan on the ground. "Trust me, even though I am not at full power, I am more than enough than those mundanes out there." Gohan cursed at his position. His leg was pinned down! Evangeline-san is good, Gohan said to himself as he tried to break free, in which he did as he jumped into the air and away from Eva's position.
Gohan let out a grin. "You're right," he said. "I should take this seriously. I apologize for my attitude earlier but you now have my full attention. However, I won't transform into a Super Saiyan if that's what you want."
Eva frowned. "Fine," she said. "But you are going to regret saying those words." Gohan and Eva positioned themselves into a fighting stance once again and this time, Eva's stance caught Gohan's interest. She knows martial arts? Gohan asked himself. Before he could get an answer, Eva suddenly appeared before him and tried to palm him in the chest. Gohan brushed aside the palm and went with a kick, trying to swipe Eva's legs. Eva jumped up at the last second; however she was unprepared for Gohan's punch that hit the vampire's chest that sent her flying across the stage. Gohan dashed as he reached towards Eva's falling position. But once he reached there, Eva was gone!
Gohan began to look around, trying to find the Dark Mage. "Over here," said a voice behind Gohan. Gohan flung his eyes wide open. How did Eva get behind him so quickly? He turned around and set out a series of combination of punches and kicks at her; each one of them connecting with its target. The crowd was gaping at the sight. It looked like child abuse with the way that Gohan was fighting against Eva. Despite that though, the crowd knew better than that especially after seeing the fight between Negi and Takamichi.
Gohan pressed on with his attack. Then suddenly, Eva dodged one of his attacks and started on her new offensive. Gohan dodged one of her attacks but the next one connected easily to his face, sending flying mid-air momentarily. Konoka, Asuna, Setsuna, Kazumi, Chisame and Haruna all gasped at the sight. However, their worries quickly disappeared when Gohan flipped over in mid-air and landed on the stage with a skid. But he looked up, he saw Eva right in front of him, catching him a bit by surprise. Where did she get that kind of speed? Gohan wondered as he dodged another palm attack by Eva. Gohan started to wonder on what kind of form of martial arts Eva was using. It was completely foreign to him! He didn't have the time to ask though as he barely dodged another one of Eva's attack and this time, her fist was shaped like a knife as it went crashing down to the stage floor, ripping it apart a bit.
Gohan pushed him back, trying to get some distance from Eva as to analyze her stance and form. Eva, however, wasn't going to allow that to happen as she immediately pulled her hand out of the ground and dashed towards Gohan's position. Gohan proceeded to dodge another knife attack to the head and then a palm. Eva sent out a series of combination of kicks and punches at the demi-saiyan, who began to dodge them easily. However, he started to notice something was off with his movements as he kept on dodging Eva's attacks. Gohan jumped into the air, ready to send out a flying kick when suddenly, his movements were stopped! "What?" exclaimed the demi-saiyan as he was floating in the air.
The crowd gasped. "I-It seems that Challenger Gohan has stopped in mid-air, but what could he be doing up there?" Kazumi asked as she talked into the mic. "Is Son Gohan planning something?"
"Kuso," Gohan cursed. "Why can't I move?"
"So you finally noticed." Gohan's eyes looked down at Eva, the one who spoke. Then he noticed something at the fingertips of Eva's hands. Threads! There were very thin pieces of thread coming out of her fingertips. "It took a while, but I have you in my grasp now."
Gohan chuckled. "Don't get so full of yourself Evangeline-san," responded the demi-saiyan. "You really think that something like this will stop me?" With a loud war cry, Gohan broke free of his confinement and flew towards Eva's position.
"That is what I was counting on," Eva muttered as she side-stepped Gohan's attack. Then with a wail of her arms, Eva brought out a red web of threads and threw it at the escaping demi-saiyan. Before Gohan could even counter, he was trapped and confined by the red thread. Gohan tried to free himself like the last time, but he noticed something differently about these threads. They were sapping his ki away!
"What is going on here?" Gohan asked to no one in particular. "Why do I feel like my ki is being sapped away?"
"Because these threads are special," Eva replied with an evil smirk on her face. "I designed them to capture people and steal their ki."
"You what?" Gohan's eyes flung wide open when he heard that. I-Impossible, Gohan said to himself.
"I know what you must be thinking, 'how could she do that?'" Eva explained. "Well, after much research, I came across a very interesting clan known as the Demon Clan, especially on the information on the Demonic Four Monarchs. One of their specialties I would say was the thread known as ki thread. Normally, you assistant or any of your friends would easily break the stranglehold of normal threads due to your incredible power. It wouldn't be much of a match if I couldn't stop you but then I then thought on the Monarchs ki thread. So I created my own thread as to use it against you." Eva's grin widened. "It seems to have worked."
"Kuso," muttered Gohan as he tried to escape from the thread's hold on him. However, it was becoming apparent that he wasn't going to get anywhere like this. How did it come to this? Gohan wondered. Was I really caught off guard that easily? I should have known better. Actually, I have been training to avoid this kind of situation. Dammit!
"Now," Eva said as she moved her fingers to bring Gohan closer to her, "let me look into your eyes!" Eva's and Gohan's eye met, leaving behind a tranced look on both of their faces. The crowd was confused on what had just happened.
"Wh-What's this?" Kazumi asked. "Both Challengers have stopped moving and have their eyes locked. What's going on?" Kazumi sounded off with a hint of jealousy and worry in her tone. Goku, Negi, Konoka, Asuna, Goten and Piccolo looked at the stage with worry on their faces.
"Otou-san, what is happening?" Goten asked.
"I'm not sure Goten," Goku replied with a worried look on his face. "Piccolo? Do you know?"
"I have no clue Son," Piccolo said.
Asuna clenched her hands together as she began to worry on what was going on with Gohan. "What's happening?" she muttered.
Meanwhile…
Gohan opened one of his eyes slowly due to the brightness of the area. He lifted himself off the floor with a daze, staggering left to right as he tried to get his bearing on his center of balance. "Evangeline-san, what the hell…was…that?" Gohan trailed as he took to his surroundings. He was at the villa right now! But that's impossible, Gohan said to himself. "We were clearly at the Budokai arena. So where am I?"
"Well?" yelled a voice, causing Gohan to get into a defensive position. "How do you like it?" The demi-saiyan looked up and saw the Dark Vampire floating before him. Gohan's eyes widened a bit as he remembered that Eva's magic was sealed by the Thousand Master. So how was it that she could be flying? "I've made this place just for you assistant," Eva interrupted Gohan's thought process. "And though it may be for my own amusement alone, none can see – so come at me with full strength!"
"Full…strength?" Gohan asked, unsure on what Eva was trying to accomplish here.
Eva grinned. "That's right," the Dark Mage replied. "But of course, I'll be sure to return that strength in kind. Here in this place, the curse has no effect – my former powers are available to me."
Gohan's eyes widened completely. "What?"
"So come on, get yourself ready," Eva said as she positioned herself in a fighting position with a blade of magic on her right hand, ready to slash her opponent in half.
"Evangeline-san, why do all of this?" Gohan asked. "Why fight against someone like me?"
Eva smirked. "Because, like you Saiyans, I enjoy the thrill of the fight!" With that, she launched herself towards Gohan's position. Bringing her magic sword back, Eva quickly came down, sword's blade pointed up. Without any effort, she brought her sword into a downward strike, directed straight at Gohan. The demi-saiyan saw Eva's swift attack, and with a yell of shock, he leapt to the side, just as the Dark Mage's blade came down on him. The sword struck the earth, cracking it and seemingly splitting the ground completely in two. The energy of the attack traveled on, a massive split starting from the tip of her blade and moving forward, almost cutting the villa cleanly in two but it also caused a loud explosion to occur.
Eva floated easily above the villa. Gohan was nowhere in sight but she knew better. It wasn't over yet. Gohan, who had moved to the side and landed, skidding to a stop, took a defensive stance. He watched Eva float above him, her right hand infused with powerful magic that could easily destroy this villa if she wanted to. "What's wrong Son Gohan?" Eva asked tauntingly. "Show me your true strength. Show me the strength of a SUPER SAIYAN!"
Gohan frowned his eyes as he landed softly on the villa's tiles. He clenched his fists. He tried his best to avoid using that technique but if Eva wanted to see it so badly, so be it. "Okay Evangeline-san, you asked for it," Gohan said. Taking a firmer stance, the demi-saiyan glared harder at his opponent, eyes flickering. Suddenly, the ground around him began to crackle with a fiercer display of golden, electrical currents. The tiles and earth even began to shake, making Eva raise an eyebrow at Gohan's display of power already.
Suddenly, golden electricity consumed Gohan and began flickering around him, shooting outwards and connecting with the pillars on the villa. The currents moved up and down them, as well as across the ground as the field of power expanded and then contracted. With its concentration into Gohan's body, the demi-saiyan felt his power rise again, and finally, it hit him. He was ready.
Bringing himself into a strong stance, Gohan reared his head back and let out a tremendous cry of power, a shock wave exploding out of him, cracking the tiles and sending dust everywhere. With that it began, he bent lower and gritted his teeth, groaning in agony as more golden bolts of lightning began shooting out around him. Currents ran up and down his body, sparks flying. Then, with a burst of golden light, a radioactive, golden glow began to illuminate off of him, followed by a strange loss of gravity. Tiles and debris began to rise off of the ground and float around him, caught up in his field of power. In another burst of light, his hair suddenly flashed light blonde, spiking up a bit and stiffening from its previous state. The lightning storm around him was growing with more intensity, with more tiles beginning to rise. As Gohan's energy rose, flames of energy began coursing out and around him before suddenly, with one last, bellowing yell, he rose up to full height and powered up. Lifting off the ground a couple of feet, Gohan's golden aura exploded around him, unleashing a gale of wind and a tremendous explosion of force. The winds continued to blow fiercely, but then they all died, leaving a silent wind once again.
Eva let out a grin as she gazed upon the demi-saiyan standing in his raging energy display. The demi-saiyan was surrounded by a fierce, golden aura, golden bolts of electricity shooting out and around him. His eyes had flashed a jade color and his hair was light blonde and, like his gi, was waving in the winds of his aura. To add to this, his muscle span had increased slightly and he was surrounded by a golden, radioactive glow. Eva gawked a bit at Gohan's amazing state and level of power. As she continued to stare, she watched the tiles that had once been floating in the air around Gohan come crashing back to the ground, filling in the gaps and landing in their exact positions.
"Hope you are ready for this Evangeline-san," Gohan said sternly.
Eva's grin grew wider. "I couldn't have asked for anything better." She then launched an ice attack on the demi-saiyan, causing another loud explosion as the attack had hit its target. Or so was thought. A loud yell was heard and a shooting ray of golden light went up to the sky.
Shooting up into the skies, Eva followed pursuit and prepared to attack. Gohan reappeared floating many stories above the ground, the villa in clear sight, as well as Eva on his approach. Still floating in his aura, the demi-saiyan dropped into a stance and watched his opponent charge him down. When the Vampire reached him, Eva let out an evil grin. It was from here their battle was taken to a higher altitude, shock waves and explosions suddenly bursting out all across the skies. The two fighters weren't even seen as blurs as they whizzed through the open spaces, charging at each other and attacking one another. The only signs of Gohan and Eva were the explosions and sonic booms punching themselves into the skies, shaking the entire planet with the very force. Gohan and Eva were fighting on a whole new level of power, taking it to that whole new dimension that reached extraordinary feats.
A tremendous shock wave, larger than all the millions that had already taken place ripped through the skies and shook the earth with its force when it appeared 50 stories above the villa. The two fighters could be seen, flashing into focus with both their elbows locked together. As blue and golden lightning shot out from between the two, they suddenly disappeared again, and so, the explosions of force and shock waves continued. At the fastest rate anyone had ever seen, these bursts of force created ripples. These ripples blew away anything that got within their radius, such as clouds and earth. Whenever the two warriors pulled up close to the ground, massive craters were punched into it. Even one of the pillars, one that got too close to the fray, shattered into thousands of pieces. A trail of exploding shockwaves went up, moving through the sky and diving close to the earth as the two fighters locked themselves in a long engagement of colossal proportions. Here, as they drew closer, you could see the two blurs of the fighters, fists, kicks, ki and magic blasts flying out of focus. The trail of explosions reached the heart of the villa and another crater was punched into the surface.
Sending a punch at his opponent, Gohan forced Eva back. The Dark Mage revealed herself, skidding backwards to a stop and coming into focus. Eva then threw her right hand forward and launched a giant ice blast at an open space down the way of the villa. The streak of energy hurled onto the horizon of the arena, striking the ground some ways away. It was here Gohan flashed into focus, leaping into the air as he avoided the blast. Gohan landed softly, watching Eva glare at him with a big evil on grin on her face. Now the fight was on.
Powering up, so that his golden aura sprung up around him, Gohan shot at Eva full speed. With a new power build, he struck out with his right palm, intent on knocking his opponent down. Eva, however, was ready. She grabbed Gohan's wrist and sent her own punch at him. The demi-saiyan grabbed her fist, and quickly acting on fighter's instinct, spread his arms out. As a result he pulled Eva towards him. When he did, he drove his knee straight into her face, knocking Eva back with a shockwave resounding. Eva staggered a bit as she was reeling from Gohan's punch.
Meanwhile, dropping back, the golden haired warrior powered up, his aura flaring wildly. When he did, he threw both hands forward and unleashed a series of golden energy blasts. A barrage of twelve highly concentrated attacks shot at Eva and exploded on impact. However, Eva was nowhere to be seen as a cloud of smoke blinded all view. Gohan lowered his hands dropped into a fighting stance and watched the cloud of smoke dissipate.
But before it could, he suddenly heard the words, "Lic Lac La Lac Lilac MALLEUS AQUILONIS!" and suddenly, a dark blue blast shot out of the cloud and straight at Gohan. The young Super Saiyan only had time to cross his arms over his face before the attack struck his defense, exploding with magnificent ferocity that sent him flying back several meters. Because of his defense, he was alright, but he was still slightly damaged.
Lowering his arms, he glared at the cloud, only to see Eva fly out of it and charge at him again with the magic sword formed in her fist. Gohan responded, flying back and engaging the Dark Mage in another furious battle. Their fists struck each other, exploding into a shock wave. This was followed up a knee, then an elbow and finally a hook. All attacks struck each other, doing relatively no damage before the two fighters flashed into super speed.
Back at the Budokai stage…
Gohan and Eva continued to stare at each other in a trance look as the crowd grew a bit restless at the slow action they were witnessing. Negi and the group were getting a bit worried. "What do you think is happening?" Negi asked to no one in particular. Then he heard a commotion near him as he, Kotarou and Chisame all turned their heads towards the spot. They noticed a small spikey haired boy go on top of the railing, pushing off the grasp of a little purple haired boy. Negi knew who those two were and decided to head towards there.
"Something must be happening to Nii-chan! I gotta help him!" Goten screamed as he put one foot on the railing to jump into the arena as he finally pushed off Trunks's grasp. But before he could go anywhere, Piccolo grabbed him by the collar quickly. "Piccolo-san! Let me go!"
"Calm down Goten," the Namekian said. "I'm sure Gohan is fine."
"But Piccolo-san…" trailed Goten's voice as he looked at the arena with worry on his face. He then felt a pat on his head causing him to turn to see that it was Goku who gave the friendly pat.
"Gohan will be fine Goten," the Saiyan said. "I'm sure it."
"Well, it doesn't seem like it," Vegeta said. "That brat is taking too long. He should have finished the fight already."
"Goku-san," Negi said, causing some of the Z senshi to turn towards the young mage, "what's going on?"
"I'm not sure actually," Goku replied. "All I know is that Gohan can handle it."
"I don't know about that," spoke a voice which came from Negi's coat. Suddenly a white ermine popped out of Negi's cloak, surprising everyone around them.
"Chamo-kun! Where have you been?" Negi asked.
"Well I…" Chamo was about to say what Ku:Nel Sanders had told Eva but he remembered something that the Ku:Nel said to him.
Flashback
"Please, Chamomile-kun," Ku:Nel said. "Let's not tell Negi-kun and the others quite yet, shall we? At least, not till the tournament's over."
End flashback
Chamo pondered on whether or not to tell the young mage that his father was still out there. However, his thought process was interrupted when Negi asked, "Chamo-kun, what's wrong?"
Chamo flinched with a nervous sweat running down the side of his face. "N-Nothing is wrong Aniki!" Chamo wailed. "Anyways, I think Gohan-anisan is trapped in a mind lock."
"A what?"
"Basically they are battling within a space called 'Phantasmagora'," explained the ermine.
"So how can we watch the fight?" Goten asked as he grabbed the ermine and started to shake him around. "Start talking ferret!"
"Goten-kun, calm down," Negi appealed, trying to get a control of the situation. Goten let go of Chamo and started to tear up.
"Onii-chan," Goten cried softly.
"Goten-kun…"
"Don't worry, we can watch the fight if we really wanted to," Chamo added.
"Huh?"
"How?" Negi asked.
"Well, if Gohan-anisan had a pactio card, we could have combined it with your memory sharing spell Aniki," Chamo said. "The only problem though is that Gohan-anisan doesn't have a pactio and we can't simply go to the arena and give him a big smooch on the lips now can we?" Besides, I would rather not see two men kissing each other but that's just me, Chamo said to himself. Negi nodded in agreement.
Goten blinked a few times. "What is a pactio?" Goten asked, curious as to what Chamo was talking about since he definitely wanted to see if Gohan was all right. Negi and Chamo looked up and noticed the confused looks on the Z senshi's faces. It was time for an explanation. Negi explained to the Z senshi what a pactio was. Like, how it enables the magician casting the spell, the Magister Magi, to transfer some of his/her magic power to the other person involved in the pactio, the Minister Magi, improving the Ministra's natural capabilities, and providing a magical barrier against physical attacks. The Minister also receives a special magical item called "Artifact", which reflects the Minister's abilities and personality. The Minister, in turn, has to protect the Magister from any dangers and assist him/her in any way possible. Since most Western Mages are vulnerable while chanting spells, a Minister primary duty is to protect the mage in combat situations. When a pactio is established, a card is created as proof of the contract, depicting the Minister with his Artifact, surrounded by several magic signs and a "title" related to his/her personality.
Negi continued to explain as he got to the part where the card would be useful in seeing the match. "The Magister keeps the original card with him/herself, though copies can be made for the Minister," the young mage explained.
"That's right," added Chamo. "The card also allows the Magister to communicate telepathically with his/her Minister and summon him/her across great distances, within a limit of 10 km."
"Telepathically you say," Piccolo said.
"Yeah that's right," Negi responded. "Why do you ask Piccolo-san?"
"Gohan and I share a telepathic bond between each other," explained the Namekian. "Maybe that can be used as a replacement for the pactio card." Negi and Chamo turned a bit wide eyed at the statement.
"That's incredible Piccolo-san!" awed the young boy.
"Aniki, now is not the time to be aweing," Chamo said. "We should combine Piccolo-anii-san's telepathic ability with your memory sharing spell."
Negi nodded. "Right." He then turned towards everyone and said, "Grab onto me if you want to come with us." Goten quickly grabbed hold of Negi as he rushed to the young mage's side. Trunks grabbed another part and Goku patted on Negi's head. Negi, meanwhile, grabbed hold on Piccolo's hand and began to chant the spell, "Rastel Maskil Magister MATER MUSARUM, MNEMOSYNEM AD SE NOS ALLUCIAT!"
Inside Phantasmagora…
Negi, Goku, Piccolo, Goten and Trunks all floated inside the mind space, enveloped in a bright aura. "Wow!" awed Goten.
"You said it Goten!" added Trunks. "This is awesome." Goten and Trunks then decided to play around a bit with each other, which meant in their terms, fighting against each other.
A tick mark appeared on Piccolo's forehead as he clenched his fists. "Will you two get a hold of yourself?" screamed the Namekian. "We are not here to play around!"
"Sorry Piccolo-san," Goten and Trunks apologized in unison.
Goku gave out a laugh. "Boys will be boys," he said. "But I am curious as to why we are naked though?"
"It's part of the magic spell," Negi explained. "I can't really do anything about it. Hope you don't mind."
"Not all," Goku replied. "I'm usually like this anyways."
Chamo sweat-dropped at the statement. "Anyways," Chamo said as he tried to change the subject. "We should look for Gohan-anisan."
"That's right," Negi said. "But where could he be?" Then a loud sonic explosion occurred, causing everyone to cover up their eyes quickly as well as not being blown away by the blast.
"My guess would be there," Piccolo said, gesturing towards where several sonic explosions were occurring, alongside big explosions occurring to what looked the villa that all of them were staying at earlier. "Let's hurry!" Everyone nodded in agreement as they all flew as close as possible to the battle site.
More sonic explosions and gales of force began exploding across the skies, the atmosphere coming too close to the very fight. Suddenly, the fight began moving so fast that even the shockwaves came up in all unexpected places. Two more pillars were knocked down, leaving only their bottom halves standing and on the verge of crumbling. At first, Goku and the others were able to track Gohan and Eva while Negi was having trouble following at all. But now, all of them had lost track of them since they were moving so fast they were invisible. Then the heat was turned up, and both fighters began giving it their all.
The shockwaves appeared more and more fierce and powerful, their doubled strengths cracking the earth and punching more craters into them. Real damages were being made. As the two fighters flew at each other and locked elbows, they kicked off, still using super speed. Eva managed to slow herself down from going back too far and shot back at Gohan, pulling her right hand back and throwing an incredibly powerful magic spell into Gohan's stomach. The demi-saiyan received the mind-boggling blow, his cheeks puffing at being winded. He then spewed up some blood, which splattered along his gi top and flew everywhere. But that was child's play compared to what he could take. He quickly recovered, and came back at Eva with a tremendous right roundhouse kick across her face, causing to her stagger a bit and reel out a bit of blood. But the two of them continued regardless of their damages, clothes being ripped and severe bruises continuing to be made. They fought on, leaping across the villa and hurling through the air. It made everyone dizzy, looking from left to right so quickly. It made their heads spin.
More shock waves followed a split second later after the two of them flashed out of focus, moving them into another battle. They reappeared on the center of the villa again, Gohan kicking Eva into the last standing pillar which collapsed under the weight of Eva and the force of her backward flight. As it crumbled the Dark Mage back-flipped and returned to an upright position. With a yell and wide grin on her face, she went super speed, flying straight at Gohan and was glaring ahead of him. When he saw Eva flying at him, the young Super Saiyan let out a yell and threw a left roundhouse kick into the air, striking Eva directly in the face. The vampire flew past, staggered and spiraling out of control. Seconds later, she crashed to the ground, skidding on her left leg, right knee and hands, which helped slow her down. When she stopped, EVa stood up and glared at her opponent, who back-flipped away and landed in a fighting stance on the other side of the ring. Then the two of them stopped for the moment, maintaining their positions.
They both panted heavily, both of them with blood staining their skin and/or clothes. If they knew any better, they found it hard to breathe because of the damages inflicted. However, they were both tough. Seconds after they had started panting, they both eased their breathing, with Eva grinning while Gohan wiped his mouth of any blood. He wanted to remain as descent as possible. "You are indeed powerful Son Gohan," Eva said. "Too bad it's being wasted on such weak ideas of peace and living the life of an Earthling. You should be using those skills to fight and destroy others like your ancestors did before you."
Gohan clenched his fists. "I will never be one of them!" He screamed.
"Hahahaha, really?" Eva asked tauntingly. "Aren't you enjoying the fight right now? Your Saiyan blood is boiling! I can feel it!"
Gohan gritted his teeth. Dammit! She's right, Gohan said to himself. I am getting too caught up in the fight right now! I need to end this quickly but every time I try to, Evangeline-san seems to always be one step ahead of me. Why is it? Is it because we are in an illusory space to begin with? Then it hit him like a lightning bolt. That's it! Why didn't I think of that before?
"Gohan-san!" screamed a voice, causing the demi-saiyan and the vampire to turn their heads to see Negi, Goten, Trunks, Goku, Chamo and Piccolo floating before them.
"Dad? Goten? Trunks? Chamo-san? Negi-san? Piccolo-san?" Gohan said. "What are you guys doing here?"
Eva growled in irritation. "So you chase us even to here! No interfering now, brats! This is a proper fight!"
Goku let out his usual Son grin on his face. "I wouldn't dream of interfering in Gohan's fight," he said. "Gohan can take care of you."
"That's right!" Goten added. "Nii-chan will beat you!"
"Yeah because Gohan-san is strong!" Trunks continued.
"Besides, we are here to provide support," Negi said.
A slight blush appeared on Gohan's face. "Guys," Gohan said with a happy look on his face. He then faced towards Eva and let out a confident Son grin. "Evangeline-san, I am going to go at full power. And this power is not only from being a Saiyan but also from being an Earthling as well! HYAAAAAH!" With a loud war cry, Gohan got himself into a horse stance and clenched his fists as he searched deep within himself that hidden potential. That mystical power that the Ro Kaioshin brought forth during the battle against Majin Boo. A bright light engulfed the demi-saiyan, causing everyone to cover up their eyes. Craters were being formed, the debris of the villa lifting up and floating, the remaining pillars cracking under pressure, strong winds emanating from Gohan's spot until it stopped. The light subsided to reveal a new transformation…Mystic Son Gohan!
"What is this?" Eva muttered as she was gaping at the incredible power that Gohan was emanating and the fact it wasn't a Super Saiyan transformation. His hair had turned black again and his one lock of hair was on the other side. However, instead drawing fear, it drew a rather large grin on her face. "Incredible."
Gohan let out a smile. "Why thank you Evangeline-san," he said. "You said earlier that I am enjoying the thrill of the fight because I am Saiyan. Well that is partly true but you forgot about my other side. The side that I am most proud of…an Earthling!" Gohan said. "And although this world may have full of problems, it is the one planet that I call home and I will fight to my very last breath to protect it and its inhabitants."
"Protecting the Earth huh?" Eva said. Then she started to chuckle but suddenly her face turned serious as she let out a scream, "Silence, assistant! You, soft-hearted as you are, think you can do that?"
Eva's scream was so powerful, that strong winds emanated from her mouth, causing Negi and the group to cover themselves. Gohan smiled confidently as he stood his ground amidst the strong winds. "Yes," he said. "After all, I am the son of Son Goku, a Saiyan who came to Earth and became its greatest hero! So I will follow in my father's footsteps and become its protector!" Then something unexpected happened. Eva started to laugh out loud, drawing a confused look on Gohan's face. "What's so funny Evangeline-san?"
"Nothing," replied the Dark Mage. "As it happens, the body informs the spirit and so I, who became immortal while still a child, thought of myself as younger than other monsters or demons, but when I'm with you people, I really do feel my age." As Eva stared at Gohan, the demi-saiyan noticed some tear drops appear on Eva's face. Were those tears of happiness or sorrow? "Assistant!" yelled Eva, catching Gohan by surprise. "That my spirit voice affects you not at all proves you really believe it."
"Of course I do," Gohan responded as he got into one of Goku's classic battle stances, the one he used during the fight against Majin Boo when he had absorbed Gotenks and Piccolo, "after all, I am a hybrid of a Saiyan and an Earthling."
"Fine then," Eva said as she got into her battle stance, drawing up some magic on her right hand. "Show me how much you believe it!" With that, Eva launched herself towards at the same time as Gohan did. She went with left hook at Gohan's face, but the demi-saiyan avoided easily. Gohan went on the attack as he sent out a high right kick to Eva's face, then an upwards left kick that launched her up in the sky. Gohan quickly followed pursuit as he landed a punch on Eva's chest then an elbow strike to the face and then a roundhouse kick. And then another kick was given to Eva that sent the Dark Mage flying across the sky. Gohan disappeared and then reappeared quickly above Eva's position as he laid out a forearm attack on the vampire. Eva was sent flying to the ground as she landed on all fours. She quickly stood up and looked around for the demi-saiyan as she wanted to unleash her powerful magic attack that was still on her right hand.
"Looking for me?" spoke a voice behind her. Eva quickly turned around to see Gohan standing before her, with his knees bent and his cupped hands to the side with a blue orb glowing within. Eva let out a grin on her face as she quickly turned around and went full ahead with her attack against Gohan's. Both of them yelled their final attacks as they clashed head on:
"KAMEHAME-HA!"
"ENSIS EX SEQUENS!"
A loud explosion occurred, covering and effectively destroying the fake villa completely. As a result, a bright light engulfed the area and everyone was forced out.
Back in the Real World…
An explosion occurred in the middle of the stage, surprising everyone! "A-An explosion?" shouted Kazumi in the microphone. "Wh-What just happened?" Negi and the others came back to the real world as they just witness the explosion in the middle of the Budokai arena. The smoke disappeared rather quickly as Gohan suddenly came out of a cloud of smoke and attacked the standing Eva head on.
Then the battle was over as Eva fell to the ground and Gohan in a finishing stance. Everyone stood in awe at the quickness of Gohan's attack. They even didn't see how the demi-saiyan was able to execute such a devastating move that put Eva on the ground. "Ah!" sounded off Kazumi in the mic. "Reversal? I-Is it over?"
"Yes it is," Eva said as she had trouble sitting up. "I lost. I give up!" With that the crowd roar in cheer as the match had ended with Son Gohan as the victor.
"Challenger McDowell has given up!" shouted Kazumi. "That means that Challenger Son Gohan, assistant teacher to the child teacher Negi Springfield, has advanced to the next round!"
"Yay Nii-chan!" screamed Goten happily.
"Gohan-san!" added Negi.
"Gohan-kun," Konoka said with tears in her eyes as she was worried about Gohan's safety.
"Thank goodness he is okay," added Haruna.
"I wouldn't worry too much about Gohan-sensei," Yue said as she drank from a juice box. "Gohan-sensei has taken worse damage than that."
"Really? Like what?" Haruna asked with a glint coming off her glasses.
Yue, Nodoka and Konoka immediately flinched and wailed around their arms. "N-Nothing!" All of them said in unison.
Meanwhile, Chisame let out a sigh of relief. Thank God that Gohan-sensei was okay, Chisame said to herself. For a second there I thought that he…wait what? Why am I getting worried about HIM? Seriously something is wrong with me. In another part of the Shrine, Asuna let out a smile as she walked to the infirmary, ready to greet the others as Eva had broken a few bones during the match and had to be treated immediately.
A few minutes later…
"Grr, they should hurry it up," growled the Prince of Saiyans, Vegeta, as he and the others were waiting for the next match to start. Gohan had destroyed pieces of the stage and so they were taking the time in fixing the stage. "I swear every little nick that appears on the stage, they have to fix it. They should just leave it alone and let us fight already!"
"Don't worry about it Vegeta," calmed Goku. "I'm sure it will be done quickly. Besides Gohan didn't do too much damage to the stage so it should only take a few more minutes."
"Whatever," Vegeta scoffed off. He then turned towards Trunks who was right next to him. "Trunks, you and Goten finish this fight quickly so me and Kakarotto can fight."
"Okay Papa," nodded the purpled haired demi-saiyan responded.
"I wouldn't rule out a quick victory all ready Vegeta-san," spoke a voice. Everyone turned their heads and saw Gohan and Negi heading towards their position.
"Nii-chan!" Goten said happily as he rushed to Gohan and hugged him.
"Heya Goten!" greeted Gohan as he grabbed the approaching demi-saiyan and hugged him back.
"What makes you say that brat?" Vegeta asked.
"Well Kaede-san is strong," Gohan replied. "Very strong. I would say close to the level of Ku Fei-san."
"Yeah that's right and plus she's a ninja," added Negi.
"Incredible! That is so cool," Trunks excitedly said.
"Whatever," Vegeta said.
"Hey Negi, what are you and Gohan-san doing here?" asked the purple haired demi-saiyan. "Aren't you supposed to be with that 'Eva-chan' person?"
"Well…" trailed off Gohan.
"We were kicked out," Negi said bluntly. "I still don't know why though. I wanted to learn more about master's past."
"Me too Negi-san," Gohan said. Although, when she did say that we needed to leave, her face was beat red, Gohan said to himself. I wonder why though? She might have a fever maybe. Oh well, at least she's at the infirmary where she can be treated. "Anyways Trunks, shouldn't you and Goten get ready?"
"That's right! Goten, fusion!" Trunks said. Goten nodded and the two of them went off some place where no one could see them fuse into one being.
Meanwhile, the stage was ready for the next match. "Thank you everyone for your patience!" Kazumi said. "We apologize for any convenience but we wanted to have the stage be the same for everyone so as to have an equal advantage. Anyways, let us begin Match No. 7!" With that the crowd roared in cheers for the upcoming match, although most people didn't know who the challengers were. Regardless, based on the previous fights, it should be exciting nonetheless.
In a nearby alleyway where no one was present there, Trunks and Goten appeared and prepared themselves for the fusion technique. "This is going to be exciting," Goten said with a happy grin on his face.
"Goten," Trunks said, stopping Goten in his tracks, "I have been thinking."
"About what Trunks-kun?" asked the black haired demi-saiyan.
"You know how the match is supposed to be 15 minutes long?" Goten nodded. "I have been thinking that we should stay at our normal state during fusion for most of the fight time in order to impress the crowd," Trunks said.
"But Trunks-kun, didn't Vegeta-san say we should end the fight quickly?" Goten questioned.
"Dummy!" Trunks exclaimed. "I know Papa said that, but that wouldn't be very exciting for us or the audience."
"The audience?"
"That's right," Trunks replied. "The way I'm thinking is that I figure that even in our regular Fusion state, that Kaede-nee-san stands no chance against us Saiyans. So how about if we level the playing field and lower our power level to hers? That way, we both are on equal terms and the fight will be drawn out as well." Goten nodded at the explanation as Trunks continued. "Everyone will get anxious because of the approaching time limit and we wouldn't have to worry about us ending the Fusion too early. But then, with five minutes to go, we become Super Saiyan and put her away in a flash! What do you think Goten? It will be totally cool, right?"
Goten nodded in agreement. "Right!" He said with a big smile on his face. "Yeah! Let's do it!" Then Goten and Trunks got into their fusion position and did the technique as they screamed out in unison, "Fuu-sion!" Then once their fingers touched each other, they screamed out, "HAA!"
Then suddenly a bright light appeared and surrounded the two young demi-saiyans. The light subsided to reveal one person instead of two! This person was Gotenks! "Ta-da! Gotenks-sama has appeared once again!" With that, a blue aura surrounded the fused warrior as he shot up into the sky and flew away towards the Budokai arena.
Back at the arena…
"Let us begin with Match No. 7!" shouted Kazumi. "In this corner, we have the elegant ninja of Mahora class of 3-A Nagase Kaede!" Kazumi said pointing to Kaede, who looked calm and collected amongst the cheering. "And in the other, we have the mysterious fighter that no one has seen except during the preliminaries, Gotenks!" Kazumi gestured towards the other corner in order to show Gotenks, however something was wrong…Gotenks wasn't there! "Ara? Where could challenger Gotenks be?"
"HAHAHA!" laughed a loud voice which drew everyone's attention as they focused towards the direction of the voice. Everyone looked up into the sky and noticed a bright light heading towards the arena and appearing in the corner of where Gotenks should be. There was a figure within the glow but no one could make out who it was, until the glow disappeared, revealing…Gotenks! "Dum-dum-dum-dumm! It's Gotenks!" The fused warrior said as he did his signature pose for the audience. The crowd loved it especially the entrance as they roared wildly with cheer.
Meanwhile, Piccolo face-palmed and shook his head. "Not again," he muttered.
Kazumi, impressed at the entrance that Gotenks made since she knew the only person that could fly was Gohan and his friends, continued to speak in the microphone. "Now that the challengers are both on the stage, let us begin Match No. 7!" A bell rang, signifying the start of the match.
Kaede positioned herself in a fighting stance while Gotenks crossed his arms and had smirk on his face. A few seconds passed in which neither fighter made a move. "Ara? Aren't you going to attack de-gozarou?" asked the ninja.
Gotenks let out a grin. "Actually, if you let would us start, that would be great since we have been itching to fight against you Kaede-nee-san," said the fused warrior.
Kaede smiled. "By all means," the ninja said.
Gotenks put himself in a fighting stance. "Great, then get ready cuz here we come!" With that Gotenks jumped high into the air as he prepared his attack on Kaede. "DYNAMITE KICK!" Gotenks yelled as he came flying down from the sky with a high right kick, aiming at Kaede's face. The kick hit its target as Kaede fell to the floor immediately. Gotenks landed softly on the stage, panting a bit for air. He let out a grin as the crowd was in awe at Gotenks skill. However, the cheering stopped when Kaede poofed into thin air, catching everyone by surprise especially Gotenks. He looked around the stage, trying to find the ninja when suddenly he heard a voice behind him.
"Is that it?" Gotenks turned around to see Kaede standing right behind him and giving him a smirking look.
Gotenks clenched his teeth and fists as he jumped back to give some distance between each other. "Don't toy with me!" Then he dashed from his position as he went full speed at the ninja, pulling back his right leg. He yelled out his attack as he hit Kaede squared in the gut, "DYNAMITE KICK BOOMERANG!" As soon as Gotenks landed both feet on the ground, the kick that was sent on Kaede exploded!
The crowd awed at the sight. "Simply amazing!" shouted Kazumi, even though she was bit worried about her classmate's wellbeing. "Challenger Gotenks has given Challenger Kaede a devastating kick that resulted in an explosion! Wonder if the ninja of Mahora will be able to come out of this one?"
Chisame's eyebrows were twitching at the spectacle while everyone around her was in awe. Idiots! Chisame said to herself. These are all tricks! I just know it! There is no way a kick can cause an explosion or have people flying! Seriously Chao, you played everyone the fool except for me.
Gotenks stuck his tongue out, thinking that he got himself the victory when in fact he didn't. The smoke dissipated, revealing Kaede unharmed. Gotenks was shocked. How was she able to survive that? He then looked to an object that was right next to her and saw that it was a piece of wood from the stage! How could that be? "You are wondering how was able to get out of that?" Kaede asked. "Since you are young, I will tell you. I simply used a substitution jutsu to escape from that attack de-gozarou."
Gotenks backed up a bit. "Y-You're sure putting up with a lot," he said.
Kaede smiled. "Of course, why wouldn't I be de-gozarou?" She said. "I guess it's mine turn now." She put her hands in the form of a seal that Kotarou immediately recognized. "KAGE NO BUSHIN JUTSU!" Suddenly, a five Kaedes appeared on the stage, catching a few people by surprise.
"Incredible!" Kazumi said. "Challenger Kaede has made copies of herself which, by the way, is within the rule books of the Budokai in case you were wondering."
Gotenks simply grinned. "You have been hiding a few tricks haven't you?" He said. "Oh well, even if you are hidden amongst your clones, I will hit with this attack." Once Gotenks finished saying that, he began to spun his right arm in a clockwise position so fast that it looked like saucer, ready to cut any opponent. Gotenks rushed towards the position of Kaede and her clones and went on the attack as he yelled out, "ROLLING THUNDER PUNCH!" He gave a devastating punch on one of the Kaede's, who simply poofed in the air like it was nothing. Gotenks was caught by surprise by the sudden change in events. "Dammit, this wasn't the one! Gotta use another move now!" He put one of his knees on the ground and put two fingers on both sides of his head as he dashed forward with great speed at the clones. "INOSHISHI ATTACK!" He head-butts a few of the clones with all his might, causing them to disappear but at the same time causing a small explosion on the stage.
The crowd stood on their feet, anxious to what was going to happen next after that explosion while Vegeta and Piccolo just face-palmed themselves and shook their heads in disappointment. Goku meanwhile was having a blast at seeing the boys fight and use weird techniques in their fight. Despite that though, he was kind of worried that the boys were getting carried away with the fight. They wouldn't want to make Vegeta mad for delaying the match against him and Goku.
Meanwhile, inside the smoke, Gotenks was looking around for Kaede's real body as he had hit all of her clones. "Kuso, where are you?" He muttered.
"Right here," spoke a voice behind the fused warrior. Gotenks turned around and prepared himself in a defensive stance but it was too late. Kaede had the jump on him already. While Gotenks was looking around, Kaede had made four more copies of herself. All four of them poured ki into their palms and slammed Gotenks's body with it and then sped past his body which flew out of the smoke. At the same time, she made a cross. "KAEDE NINPOU FOUR BODY CLONE HAZY CROSS!" A cross appeared on the fused warrior's body and an explosion occurred, sending Gotenks flying and into the water around the stage.
"I-Incredible!" commented Kazumi over on the mic. "While we were waiting for the smoke to disappear, Challenger Kaede landed a devastating attack on Gotenks, sending the poor boy outside of the ring and into the water. Remember he has ten seconds to come back into the arena. Let's start the counting! 1!"
Vegeta kept twitching his fingers, pissed that the boys haven't finished this fight already! "What the hell are you doing?" He screamed, catching a few of the spectators around him by surprise. "Get the hell up or I will destroy you right here and now!"
"Wow! Someone has some anger issues," Kazumi said which immediately drew the Saiyan's glare that sent shivers down Kazumi's spine.
"Hai, hai, I got it," spoke a voice when the water burst upwards, revealing a slightly bruised Gotenks. He landed on the stage, wiping of the water around his face and hair. "You're pretty tough, aren't you? Well, that's all just what I was planning on!" Gotenks said. He then got himself in a fighting pose. "All right! I'm starting the second round now!" He dashed towards Kaede's position and engaged himself with her in fist fight as the two warriors clashed fists and kicks. Small shock waves appeared every time the two warriors clashed fists or knee strikes.
"Aww man," Gohan said. "Gotenks is not taking this fight seriously."
"You said it Gohan," Piccolo added. "I feel a sense of déjà vu."
Gotenks jumped into the air and unleashed a barrage of punches at Kaede. "SENJU KANNON PUNCH!" Each punch left a dent mark on the ground, causing Kazumi to jump off the arena as to not get hit by a stray punch.
"Is there no end to Gotenks's attacks?" Kazumi said. "How is Challenger Kaede handling all of this barrage of attacks?" To answer that, the crowd simply had to watch Kaede as she avoided each punch with ease. Gotenks clenched his teeth once he noticed that his attack was having no effect on the ninja.
"I guess it's time to use that attack," Gotenks said as he raised his arm upwards and his right leg to the side, trying to appear as if he were a top. He began to spun around and yelled out his attack, "DAIKAITEN KICK!" Using centrifugal force to make himself spin faster, he sped towards Kaede's position and prepared to unleash the attack. However, Kaede simply side-stepped and let the attack go by her. Gotenks couldn't stop himself from spinning as he landed on the stage, causing a minor explosion which found himself having his body underneath the floor and his head on top. His eyes had swirling circles due to the dizziness done by the spinning.
The crowd all sweat-dropped at the sight of Gotenks having his body buried underneath the arena floor. Even Kazumi was unsure what to say. "I-It seems that Gotenks has gotten stuck underneath the floor after unleashing his attack on Kaede," commented Kazumi. "What will happen now with only a few minutes remaining? Let's start the count."
Kaede walked up to the head of Gotenks. She let out a disappointed sigh. "I guess you weren't that strong after all," she said. "It seems this match has been decided already de-gozarou."
But because of what Kaede said, Gotenks was snapped out of his condition as he shook his head. "What did you say?" Gotenks asked. "Talk big to me, will you? You don't get how fearsome I am at all, do you?" Suddenly, ray of golden light started to shine through the floor and around Gotenks's position. Kaede was taken aback by the appearance of the golden light that seemed familiar to her. A bright light shone in the area, causing everyone to cover their eyes. When they opened them, everyone gaped at the sight. Gotenks was out! "You'll be sorry! Now you've made me seriously angry!" He put his hand forward in which a ball of golden ki appeared. Gotenks squished it completely, causing Kaede to take a step back.
Vegeta knew what was going on. "Finally," he said. "He is getting serious." Negi and Gohan turned their head, curious as to what Vegeta was talking about when he meant about Gotenks getting serious. Then it hit Negi and Gohan. It couldn't be?
Gotenks took a deep breath as he put his arms up towards the sky. "SUUUUUUU-PPPEEEER SAIYAN!" Suddenly a bright column of golden light surrounded the fused demi-saiyan warrior. A bright globe of golden energy surrounded Gotenks for a while as he prepared his transformation. Everyone had to cover their eyes due to the bright light that Gotenks was producing. Konoka, Asuna, Negi, Gohan, Kotarou, Yue and Nodoka all had one eye opened to see what was going on with Gotenks. No one could see clearly as to what was happening. Then finally, Gotenks let out a yell, causing the dome to disappear and reveal himself in his new transformation. Everyone stood shocked at Gotenks's transformation. He had golden hair, his eyes changed color to a jade color and a blazing golden aura surrounded the fused warrior. Gotenks had transformed into a Super Saiyan!
Kaede let out a big smile on her face. "So this is it huh? This is the same as to what Gohan-kun did during the Kyoto trip," she commented. "This is going to be fun."
Author's note: Another cliffhanger! Hehehehe. Wonder who will win this match? You just gotta keep reading then. So we are close approaching the match that everyone is ready to read. I know that you have been extremely patient (especially after reading some of the reviews lately) but don't worry it will come, I promise.
In the meantime, please review! I love hearing from everyone! Also, we have the glossary! Yay!
Glossary:
Demon Clan: I don't know how they said it in the American Dub cuz its been a while but in the Japanese anime, Piccolo was thought to be from a clan known as the Demon Clan until he found out that he was a Namekian. The Demon Clan was the same clan that Garlic Jr. belonged too. Hope that helps.
Demonic Four Monarchs: These warriors were Garlic Jr.'s subordinates during the anime filler between the Freeza Saga and Cell Saga. I think they were called the Spice Boys in the American Dub.
Again, please read and review! See you guys around! Peace!
